HIGH
rdesktop: channel_process() Integer Signedness Vulnerability
Published May 12, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.74%
Description
Integer signedness error in the xrealloc function (rdesktop.c) in RDesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown parameters that trigger a heap-based overflow. NOTE: the role of the channel_process function was not specified by the original researcher.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.74% 0.06737
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06737
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.74% (0.06737) | 93.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.74% (0.06737) | 93.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 15.48% (0.15477) | 94.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.67% (0.10671) | 92.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 16, 2025 | 18.02% (0.18023) | 96.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 20.75% (0.20754) | 96.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 19.69% (0.19686) | 96.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.67% (0.10666) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 10.83% (0.10834) | 95.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.11% (0.10110) | 93.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (28)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.c?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&pathrev=HEAD x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30118 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30248 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30713 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31224 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31928 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080511065217.GA24455%40cse.unsw.EDU.AU x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1803 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445829 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1803
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1803
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 15, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1803
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a